FDF Scotland Staff

The FDF Scotland team work together to advise and support FDF on a broad
range of issues
and activities.

David Thomson, FDF Scotland's CEO

David is responsible for the overall strategy and
management of FDF Scotland and
is part
of the senior FDF management team. He liaises with government, regulators and
other external organisations to identify and act on issues that impact on food
and
drink manufacturers. FDF Scotland works in partnership with related bodies
to help
contribute to the growth of the sector and David sits on Scotland Food &
Drink's
Executive Group.

David previously worked at the Scottish Government, including five years as Head
of Food, Drink and Rural Communities and two as Head of Primary Care.

David was educated at the University of Edinburgh, and lives in Edinburgh with
his family.

Inge Armstrong, PA to FDF Scotland's CEO and Administrator

Inge provides diary management for FDF Scotland's CEO David Thomson.
She also provides administrative support to the FDF Scotland office, including
assisting with events
and meetings and updating and maintaining the member and stakeholder database.

Inge has gained extensive experience in PA and administration roles with
organisations including
Asthma UK, Clearwater International Corporate Finance and the Affordable Art
Fair.

Cat Hay, Policy Manager

Cat's role is to represent and promote the common interests of FDF Scotland
though
dialogue with government, regulators and other external organisations and to
identify and act upon
issues of concern to members. She liaises with the FDF teams in London to
ensure
that they are
briefed on Scottish policy issues and works collaboratively on areas of joint
interest.

Over the past 10 years, she has worked across the private, public and third
sectors, gaining a
broad range of experience within the food and drink and sustainability sectors
including working as a
wine buyer for Whole Foods Market and Programme Manager for Zero Waste
Scotland.

Kirsty Ritchie, Communications Executive

Kirsty is responsible for FDF Scotland's communications strategy, as part of
this
role she manages all communications activity for FDF Scotland. This includes
event management,
public relations, web and social media and writing FDF Scotland's
communications. Kirsty is the first
point of contact for the Scottish media and can be contacted on kirsty.ritchie@fdfscotland.org.uk.

Kirsty has a retail business background and gained communications experience
whilst working for
Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Scottish Parliament.

Moira Stalker, Skills Manager

Moira manages FDF Scotland's skills initiative – A Future in Food - which is
funded
by Scottish Government through Scotland Food & Drink.

A Future in Food helps educators, students, careers influencers and parents
better understand the
food and drink industry in Scotland. We highlight the wide variety of careers
on
offer, the skills
required by employers, how the subjects studied in school relate to the real
world of work, and the
progression routes and pathways to access them.

Moira works closely with a wide range of additional stakeholders and partners
from industry,
education and the community to support this activity and to develop and deliver
an inspiring
programme for the future of our industry.

Prior to joining FDF Scotland, Moira worked with Scottish Enterprise's food and
drink team. Before
that she ran and managed the original Food and Drink Challenge. Moira also
spent
a number of years
working in industry as an Industrial Engineer.

Mary Lawton, Secretary for the Cross Party Group on Food

Mary set up the Cross Party Group (CPG) on Food at Holyrood in 2004 and
continues to
provide the Secretariat. The Group acts as
a policy forum for discussion and updating on food issues in Scotland. Mary was
previously FDF Scotland's Policy and Industry Liaison Manager.

Mary is a chartered chemist and worked in industry and trade associations in
London and in Brussels. More recently, she was responsible for food policy at
Consumer Focus Scotland.
If you have any queries regarding the CPG on Food, please contact Mary at cpgf@fdfscotland.org.uk.